Web-based Simulation Environment through Product Life Cycle - WISE -

In the engineering, Simulation Based Design (SBD) has been generalizing. This paper proposes a new Web communication form of knowledge-based contents for collaborative Virtual Engineering in worldwide Distributed Engineering Environment (DEE). This paper describes the architecture and example demonstrations of Web-based World Wide Simulation Environment (WISE) using engineering information and resources for Product Life Cycle (PLC) such as design, manufacturing, material handling and aftersales service. The purpose of WISE is to construct and to reuse Web document (Active Document) in PLC. The active document is WISE component of executable documents and has hierarchical structures. Each active document of hierarchical level is also the active document in engineering. The engineering resources/tools are constructed and executed by assembling/collecting the WISE components for the required mission through global communication networks. In the engineering, a typical use of WISE active document becomes documents of design, analysis, manuals for operation, maintenance and diagnosis etc., by using reusable WISE components build in the engineering and design.